#97cbe9

Color #97cbe9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 5.29 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#97cbe9

RGB

rgb(151, 203, 233)

HSL

hsl(202, 65.1%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202, 35.2%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.2%, 12.9%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(79.14, -9.66, -20.23)

LCH

lch(79.14, 22.42, 244.48)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.0687, 234)

HWB

hwb(202, 59.2%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9b597

Analogous

#97e9de

#97cbe9

#97a2e9

Triadic

#97cbe9

#e997cb

#cbe997

Split-complementary

#97cbe9

#e997a2

#e9de97

Tetradic

#97cbe9

#b597e9

#e9b597

#cbe997

Square

#97cbe9

#de97e9

#e9b597

#a2e997

Shades

Color #97cbe9 mixed toward black.

#62b1de

#2d96d3

#22719f

#164b6a

#0b2635

Tints

Color #97cbe9 mixed toward white.

#a8d4ed

#badcf0

#cbe5f4

#dceef8

#eef6fb

Tones

Color #97cbe9 mixed toward gray.

#9ec9e2

#a5c7db

#acc5d5

#b2c4ce

#b9c2c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0e2 · ΔE 17.2

Deuteranopia

#ada9e1 · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#9adddb · ΔE 13.8

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 15.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97cbe9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97cbe9]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#97cbe9 (#97cbe9) is rgb(151, 203, 233) in RGB.

No, #97cbe9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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